Chapter 1387 Leopard in a Cage (Part 2)

The heavy projectile hit the armor plate on the front of the car, making a roaring sound and splashing out dazzling metal sparks. The expected scene of piercing the armor plate on the spot and pouring into it did not happen.

One after another, the 122 mm full-caliber armor-piercing projectiles were directly bounced away and pointed towards the sky, or they plunged into the armor plate on the front of the Panther's body and turned into non-penetrating artillery shells, or they were exhausted. After piercing the kinetic energy, he fell directly to the ground.

All in all, after the smoke, flames, and scattered snowflakes caused by the brief explosion disappeared, the Panthers one after another continued to fight their way out with the scarred armor on the front of the car body. Whether it's the crater that hasn't penetrated or the scratches left by the shell after it bounced off, they almost all silently illustrate one point.

The Red Army 122 family heirloom, which had been invincible in the past, seems to have become a useless and malfunctioning waste this time.

"Malashenko, the shooting is ineffective! Those German Panthers are still moving forward!"

Before Malashenko could make any practical response, Lavrinenko's obviously uncomfortable and even slightly panicked voice came from the radio transmitter hanging on the shelf at hand. Familiar with the voice.

It's no wonder that Lavrinenko suddenly acted so uncalmly, everyone had almost the same reaction for the first time when this happened to him.

It's like there used to be a harmless little tabby cat next door to your house. You were ready to tease it every day when you passed by it, and every time you were successful and had a great time playing with it.

But on a seemingly ordinary morning, you pass by your neighbor's house and are about to tease the cat again, but suddenly you find that the cat is gone, and in its place is a ferocious saber-toothed tiger waiting for you without a chain, and with a snarl, it opens its big mouth. Rushing towards you.

Are you still petting the cat now? Fuck his mother's ass! I was so scared to death that I still rolled my hair!

The Black Panther, which could be manipulated at will, turned into a "precious thing" with a 122-gun cannon that could not penetrate the armor on the front of the vehicle. The surprise and shock in Malashenko and Lavrinenko's hearts was undoubtedly beyond words.

Lavrinenko was in a state of confusion, his brain was disconnected, and he couldn't figure out what was going on with this extremely weird scene in front of him.

On the contrary, Malashenko, after being slightly surprised at first, gradually came to his senses and gradually guessed what was going on.

The group of German rags across the street who look almost the same as black panthers are probably pretending to be pigs and eating tigers!

Reminiscent of what the commander of the 4th Guards Tank Brigade had personally reported to him before, about those strange enemy tanks that looked like black panthers but could not be penetrated by 122 cannons. It was only then that Malashenko, who had just woken up from a dream, came up with the accurate answer: It turned out that it was not a Porsche King Tiger at all! It is a genuine, brand new Black Panther 2 medium tank that has been upgraded with armor!

In the vast outer space, there are two mysterious planets, one named Anton Star and the other named Sergei Star.

It is said that there is a local indigenous creature called "Black Panther 2" living on these two planets. Not only does it have a strong front armor that can carry the 122, and the turret carries the Long 88 of the same model as the Tiger King, it even has It has an efficient engine with greater horsepower and is comparable to the first-generation main battle tank in the early Cold War. It has the three major advantages of firepower, protection, and maneuverability. It can be called a hero among medium tanks.

But the earth is not one of those mysterious outer space planets. Malashenko really didn’t expect that Black Panther 2, which only existed in the legend, would appear in front of him in such an outrageous way.

The armor protection does seem to meet the rumored design specifications, and there is no problem in carrying the 122 Heirloom on the front of the car body. The mobility performance does not seem to be a big problem. At least in the current short-distance cross-country performance, there is almost no obvious difference from the original ordinary Panther. In terms of speed, it can still maintain lightning-like efficient maneuvering speed.

What about firepower? What is the most critical firepower output?

Malashenko, who widened his eyes again and glanced at the commander's periscope in front of him, discovered that the group of Black Panthers rushing towards him on the opposite side did not seem to use the semi-curved mantlet turret that was the iconic feature of the past.

Instead, uh, how should I put it? Instead, a turret that is more similar to a polygonal trapezoid is used, which is placed directly on top of the car body and surges forward. It looks like a pyramid or something like that is placed on a base.

If Malashenko guessed correctly, it can be determined based on this iconic appearance alone that these Black Panthers use the F-type turret of the last Black Panther 1, which is also the same type used on Anton and Sergei stars. That thing with a length of 88.

But being on an alien planet does not mean that it is on the earth. Malashenko knows that for the extremely narrow internal space of the Panther F-type turret, trying to stuff an over-long and over-sized Long 88 into it is no different. So idiots talk about dreams.

Let’s not talk about whether it can be installed. Even if it can be installed, the retreat distance of the breech block when the main gun fires is definitely not enough. There was a loud bang and the breech block was destroyed when it hit the rear bulkhead of the turret. Definitely a foreseeable result.

The F-type turret can only carry 75 guns. Unless the Germans design a new type of turret, it is absolutely impossible for the Panther to carry the 88 gun!

Malashenko had this suspicion in his mind and firmed up his judgment, and immediately blurted out the contingency order that followed.

"Attention everyone! The Germans on the opposite side have deployed a new type of medium tank that is an improved variant of the Panther. The upper part of the hull can no longer be directly penetrated by the 122mm gun. Don't make any more useless attempts! Focus on shooting at the turrets of the Panthers. They are still not strong enough to withstand our main gun bombardment. Keep firing! Quick!"

To be honest, it is not an easy task to hit the F-type turret of the Panther in high-speed maneuvering at a regular combat distance.

The Panther itself is known as a "small-headed son". The huge hull and the small turret are simply disproportionate and pale in comparison. This is even more serious after the F-type turret. The F-type turret with a further reduced frontal projection area once again reduces the chance of being hit in actual combat.

The vast majority of Panthers who died under the muzzle of the Red Army's 122mm gun were penetrated in the upper part of the hull. This is of course for a reason. Knowing that they can penetrate the hull, no gunner is willing to aim at the turret with a higher chance of missing.

But it was this inertial thinking and previous combat experience that led to the shooting at the vehicle body, which caused the failure just now and made Malashenko completely realize it.

After the division commander's update order resounded throughout the radio channel, the Red Army heavy tanks, relying on the explosive reloading speed of the first few rounds, quickly reloaded and fired at the enemy tank turrets that were closer.